Received an email from Fausta that Ed Morrissey, our good friend (and Blogfather) from Hot Air has had to rush his dear First Mate to the Emergency Room, apparently due to complications with the flu. Regular Hot Air readers know that Marcia Morrissey has fought a manful battle for her health -one that has included multiple kidney transplants- so clearly, the flu is a real danger to her. Please keep Ed and Marcia in you prayers. UPDATE: Ed writes that... Read more
AP Photo, before the speech The president is doing the right thing, and he deserves props for it. Good on you, Mr. President, for listening to your generals. In his speech last night, though, he seemed like a man very unhappy to be doing the right thing, and rather testy about it. There was a defensiveness, and others have noticed, as I did, the scolding tone. As Althouse says, “he seemed annoyed at us.” Yes, that’s what I got too.... Read more
Good morning! First reading from mass is from the Prophet, Isaiah: On this mountain he will destroy the veil that veils all peoples, the web that is woven over all nations; he will destroy death forever. The Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces; the reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth; for the Lord has spoken. On that day it will be said: “Behold our God, to whom we looked to save... Read more
I know we’re in Advent, (my latest Advent reflection is here) and -for me, anyway- nothing captures the sense of longing and urgent anticipation of this season than O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. I also like O Come, Divine Messiah very much. Some of you may remember I vocally murdered it on one of my Advent Podcasts from last year. But I think my three favorite Christmas Songs are Angels We Have Heard on High, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep... Read more
Good stuff, today from Magnificat Magazine: The first reading at Mass: On that day, a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jess, and fro his roots a bud shall blossom. the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: a Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, a Spirit of counsel and strength, a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord, and his delight shall be the fear of the Lord. Not by appearance shall he judge,... Read more
Honestly, for a brief moment, I entertained the notion that maybe, just maybe, Obama was going to spend the time and money necessary to go over the Carbonhagen – oops, – Copenhagen in order to surprise us and do something dramatic, like denounce the bastardization of scientific method in order to advance a political agenda. Think of it. The “whole world” of true believers, who are completely in denial -almost “Orwellian” denial– about how badly their “settled science” has been... Read more
My Li’l Bro Thom sends along this piece in the WaPo with the note: Your musings about the real GateCrash story are not far off the mark at all. I had written: What if what happened is this: this couple talked to someone in the WH, someone on Obama’s staff, like (but not necessarily) Rahm Emmanuel, (or Kalpen Modi, or Robert Gibbs) and said, “hey, remember us? Obama loves us! We’d really like to come to that party” and this... Read more
A while back I got a lot of emails from people wondering if I had lost my mind, or had become confused, because I posted this video. To this day, I have no idea whether the thing is real or not. My suspicion was that it was a parody meant to sting the consciences of those who go overboard with the Christian Kitsch -you know, the pictures of Jesus playing soccer with the kids, or the Virgin Mary who looks... Read more
At the news that a couple had “crashed” a White House gathering, I was concerned: is the president safe? I may disagree with him, but he’s the American President, and it is important to know that he is not easily accessible to persons who may wish to do him harm. According to this story in the New York Times, the initial security in place “worked.” Brian Williams, the anchor of “NBC Nightly News” and a guest at the dinner, saw... Read more
Got a really nice note from the Norbertine Nuns in California, who thanked me for mentioning their wreaths, which are selling gangbusters, according to the Abbess. Have any of you ordered any? I am curious to know what you think, because the Boy Scout troop we usually buy ours from is selling popcorn instead of wreaths this year, so I need a new outlet, and if I can buy a wreath and help out a monastic house, I’m up for... Read more
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